A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccination in older adults

K Xu, Z Wang, M Qin, Y Gao, N Luo, W Xie… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, vaccinations were essential in
preventing COVID-19 infections and related mortality in older adults. The objectives of this …

Increased incidence of rheumatoid arthritis after COVID-19

JS Marín, EA Mazenett-Granados… - Autoimmunity …, 2023 - Elsevier
An increase in the incidence of inflammatory arthritis after COVID-19 has been reported.
Since many diseases exhibit population-specific causal effect sizes, we aimed to evaluate …

Effectiveness of a fourth dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine against all-cause mortality in long-term care facility residents and in the oldest old: A nationwide …

P Nordström, M Ballin, A Nordström - The Lancet Regional Health …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background The effect of a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine on the risk of death in the
oldest and frailest individuals is unknown. Methods Two matched cohorts were formed using …

Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccination against asymptomatic and symptomatic infection of SARS-CoV-2 omicron BA. 2 in Hong Kong: a …

NNY Tsang, HC So, BJ Cowling, GM Leung… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background COVID-19 vaccines provide protection against symptomatic infection that might
require medical attention and against severe outcomes; however, there is a paucity of …

Periodontitis and peri‐implantitis in elderly people experiencing institutional and hospital confinement

F Müller, M Srinivasan, KH Krause… - Periodontology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
An increasing number of elderly people retain their natural teeth into old age and further, the
prevalence of endosseous implants for supporting oral prosthesis is ever increasing. These …

Invention of MK-7845, a SARS-CoV-2 3CL protease inhibitor employing a novel difluorinated glutamine mimic

VW Shurtleff, ME Layton, CA Parish… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
As SARS-CoV-2 continues to circulate, antiviral treatments are needed to complement
vaccines. The virus's main protease, 3CLPro, is an attractive drug target in part because it …

Effectiveness of the booster dose of inactivated COVID-19 vaccine against Omicron BA. 5 infection: a matched cohort study of adult close contacts

T Zeng, Y Lu, Y Zhao, Z Guo, S Sun, Z Teng, M Tian… - Respiratory …, 2023 - Springer
Background Although COVID-19 vaccines and their booster regimens protect against
symptomatic infections and severe outcomes, there is limited evidence about their protection …

When Hong Kong's “dynamic zero” covid-19 strategy met omicron, low vaccination rates sent deaths soaring

A Ma, J Parry - bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
When Hong Kong’s “dynamic zero” covid-19 strategy met omicron, low vaccination rates sent
deaths soaring | The BMJ Skip to main content Intended for healthcare professionals Access …

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of inactivated vaccine to address COVID-19 pandemic in China: evidence from randomized control trials and real-world studies

Y Fu, J Zhao, X Wei, P Han, L Yang, T Ren… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective This study aimed to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of
inactivated COVID-19 vaccines (CoronaVac and BBIBP-CorV) in China using existing …

Age differentially impacts adaptive immune responses induced by adenoviral versus mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

B Dallan, D Proietto, M De Laurentis, E Gallerani… - Nature Aging, 2024 - nature.com
Adenoviral and mRNA vaccines encoding the viral spike (S) protein have been deployed
globally to contain severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Older …